Orange County Voter Guide

This Election 2018 Orange County Voter Guide will help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda and biased media coverage of the campaigns. This guide ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to experience, integrity and commitment to community. Here you’ll find recommendations for:

General Election Recommendations

November 6th, 2018

Statewide Offices

Governor

John Cox (R)

Gavin Newsom (D)

Lt. Governor

Ed Hernandez (D)

Eleni Kounalakis (D)

Important voting note:

Many are recommending Ed Hernandez to “strategically limit” evil. Why? Eleni Kounalakis is a socialist and probable governor/presidential candidate in the future. She is a powerful, more appealing Bernie Sanders. It would be best to defeat her now. Ed will never advance to a higher office.

Secretary of State

Mark Meuser (R)

Alex Padilla (D)

State Controller

Konstantinos Roditis (R)

Betty Yee (D)

Treasurer; California

Fiona Ma (D)

Greg Conlon (R)

Attorney General; California

Steven Bailey (R)

Xavier Becerra (D)

Insurance Commissioner

Ricardo Lara (D)

Steve Poizner (I)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony Thurmond (D)

Marshall Tuck (D)

U.S. Senator

Dianne Feinstein (D)

Kevin de Leon (D)

Important voting note:

Many recommend Dianne Feinstein over Kevin de Leon to “strategically limit” evil. They dislike the thought of voting for her, but de Leon is a socialist anti-family candidate. If elected, he could run another one or two terms. Feinstein will never run again. In addition, de Leon could be a vice presidential candidate – our first total socialist. He must be defeated and stopped from being senator for the next 18 years.

California Supreme Court

California State Court of Appeal

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; Fourth District (Vote Yes/No)

Division 1

Joan Irion: 6 (JI: 5, Q: 8) No

Cynthia Aaron: 5 (JI: 2, Q: 9) No

Judith Haller: 8 (JI: 7, Q: 8) Yes

Richard Huffman: 9 (JI: 8, Q: 9) Yes

Patricia Benke: 9 (JI: 9, Q: 8) Yes

Patricia Guerrero:4 (JI:1, Q:8) No

William S. Dato: 4 (JI: 1, Q:8) No

Division 2

Art McKinster: 8 (JI: 7, Q: 8) Yes

Marsha Slough: 3 (JI: 2, Q: 5) No

Douglas Miller: 8 (JI: 8, Q: 8) Yes

Richard T. Fields: 5 (JI: 5, Q:5) No

Division 3

Raymond Ikola: 7 (JI: 6, Q: 8) Yes

David A. Thompason: 8 (JI: 6, Q: 9) Yes

Thomas M. Goethals: 6 (JI: 3, Q: 9) No

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Representative, 38th District

Ryan Downing (R)

Linda T. Sanchez (D)

U.S. Representative, 39th District

Gil Cisneros (D)

Young Kim (R)

U.S. Representative, 45th District

Mimi Walters (R)

Katie Porter (D)

U.S. Representative, 46th District

Russell Rene Lambert (R)

Lou Correa (D)

U.S. Representative, 47th District

John Briscoe (R)

Alan Lowenthal (D)

U.S. Representative, 48th District

Harley Rouda (D)

Dana Rohrabacher (R)

U.S. Representative, 49th District

Diane L. Harkey (R)

Mike Levin (D)

California State Senator

State Senator, 32nd District

Bob J. Archuleta (D)

Rita Topalian (R)

State Senator, 34th District

Janet Nguyen (R)

Tom Umberg (D)

State Senator, 36th District

Marggie Castellano (D)

Patricia C. Bates (R)

California State Assembly

State Assembly, 55th District

Phillip Chen (R)

Melissa Fazli (D)

State Assembly, 65th District

Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)

Alexandria “Alex” Coronado (R)

State Assembly, 68th District

Steven Choi (R)

Michelle Duman (D)

State Assembly, 69th District

Tom Daly (D)

Autumn Browne (L)

State Assembly, 72nd District

Josh Lowenthal (D)

Tyler Diep (R)

State Assembly, 73rd District

William (Bill) Brough (R)

Scott Rhinehart (D)

State Assembly, 74th District

Matthew Harper (R)

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)

California Board of Equalization

California Board of Equalization, Member, District 4

Mike Schaefer (D)

Joel Anderson (R)

County Offices

County Supervisor, 4th District

Tim Shaw

Doug Chaffee

Sheriff/Coroner

Duke Nguyen

Don Barnes

District Attorney-Public Administrator

Tony Rackauckas (Incumbent)

Todd Spitzer

Local

Aliso Viejo

David Harrington

Garrett Dwyer

Anaheim City Council, District 2

James Vanderbilt

Anaheim City Council, District 3

Robert Nelson

Anaheim City Council, District 6

Patricia “Patty” Gaby

Anaheim Mayor

Cynthia Ward

Brea City Council

Steve Varas

Cecelia Hupp

Steve Shatynski

Buena Park City Council, District 1

Virginia Vaughn

Buena Park City Council, District 2

Elizabeth Swift

Buena Park City Council, District 5

Adonay Gutierrez

Costa Mesa City Council, District 5

Allan Mansoor

Cypress City Council

Stacy Berry – Incumbent

John Peat – Incumbent

Paulo Morales – Incumbent

Dana Point City Council, District 1

Joe Muller

Dana Point City Council, District 2

Richard Viczorek

Dana Point City Council, District 3

Jamie Fredrico

Fountain Valley City Council

Patrick Harper

Kim Constantine

Patrick Tucker

Fullerton City Council, District 3

Greg Sebourn

Fullerton City Council, District 5

John Ybarra

Garden Grove City Council, District 1

Adam Degner

Garden Grove City Council, District 4

Phat Bui

Garden Grove Mayor

Steve Jones

Huntington Beach City Attorney

Michael Gates

Huntington Beach City Council

Ron Sterud

Erik Peterson

Mike Posey

Barbara Delgleize

Irvine City Council

Anthony Kuo

Carrie O’Malley

Irvine Mayor

Don Wagner

La Habra City Council

James Gomez

La Palma City Council

Michele Steggell – Incumbent

Garrett Wade

Laguna Beach City Council

Peter Blake

Laguna Hills City Council

Erica Pezold

David Wheeler

Don Sedgwick

Laguna Niguel City Council

Fred Minagar

Elaine Gennawey

Sandy Rains (Short-term Seat)

Laguna Woods City Council

Judith Troutman

Joe Rainey

Lake Forest City Council, District 2

Neeki Moatazedi

Lake Forest City Council, District 3

Scott Voigts

Lake Forest City Council, District 4

Mark Tettemer

Los Alamitos City Council

Dean Grose

Shelley Hasselbrink

Warren Kusumoto

Mission Viejo City Council

Ed Sachs

Greg Rath

Wendy Bucknum

Newport Beach City Council, District 1

Mike Glenn

Newport Beach City Council, District 3

Marshall “Duffy” Duffield

Newport Beach City Council, District 4

Kevin Muldoon

Newport Beach City Council, District 6

Scott Peotter

Orange City Council

Chip Monaco

Kimberlee Nichols

Orange Mayor

Mark Murphy

Placentia City Council, District 2

Craig Green

Placentia City Council, District 4

Chad Wanke

Rancho Santa Margarita City Council

Brad McGirr

Anne Figueroa

Shawn Gordon

San Clemente City Council

Laura Ferguson

Dan Bane

Gene James

San Juan Capistrano City Council, District 2

Kimberly McCarthy

San Juan Capistrano City Council, District 3

Pam Patterson

San Juan Capistrano City Council, District 4

Jeff Vasquez

John Taylor

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 2

Miguel Gonzales

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 6

Cecilia Iglesias

Seal Beach City Council, District 1

Peter Amundson

Seal Beach City Council, District 3

Mike Varipapa

Stanton City Council, District 1

Rigoberto A. Ramirez

Stanton City Council, District 3

Loreen Berlin

Stanton Mayor

David Shawver

Tustin City Council

Austin Lumbard

Villa Park City Council

Robert Collacott

Diana Fascenelli

Westminster City Council

Amy West

Chi Charlis Nguyen

Westminster Mayor

Tri Ta

Yorba Linda City Council

Peggy Huang

Carlos Rodriquez

Educational Offices

Colleges

Coast Community College, Area 1

Dom Pham

Rancho Santiago College, Area 6

Phillip Yarbrough

SO OC Community College District, Area 2

Thomas Prendergast (Incumbent)

School Districts

Anaheim Union High School District, Area 1

Linda Lobatos

Anaheim Union High School District, Area 2

Harald Martin

Anaheim Union High School District, Area 5

Vernon Beckett

Brea Olinda Unified School District

Jo Aceves (Short-term Seat)

Fullerton JT Union High School District, Area 4

Chris Thompson

Fullerton JT Union High School District, Area 5

Marilyn Buchi

Huntington Beach Union High School District

Duane Dishno

Saul Edward Lankster

Garden Grove Unified School District, Area 4

Bod Harden

Irvine Unified School District, Area 2

Sharon Wallin

Irvine Unified School District, Area 4

Irv Glasky

Laguna Beach Unified School District

Howard Hill (Write-In Candidate)

Los Alamitos Unified School District

Jeff Barke

Diana Hill

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Area 2

Charlene Metoyer

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Area 4

Dr. Gina Nick

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Area 5

Michelle Barto

Orange Unified School District, Area 1

Sandra Angel

Orange Unified School District, Area 5

Tim Surridge

Orange Unified School District, Area 7

Rick Ledesma

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Greg Kunath

Santa Ana Unified School District

Angie Cano

Arturo Pedroza

Tustin Unified School District, Area 5

Johnathan Abelove

Anaheim Elementary School District, Area 2

Jeff Cole

Anaheim Elementary School District, Area 4

Mark Lopez

Anaheim Elementary Scholl District, Area 5

Shaun Dove

Fountain Valley School District

Jim Cunneen

Sandra Crandall

Jennifer Weimer

Fullerton School District, Area 3

Beverly Berryman

Huntington Beach City School District

Paul Morrow

Lowell Joint School District, Trustee Area 2

Bill Hinz

Lowell Joint School District, Trustee Area 4

Karen Shaw

Ocean View School District

John Briscoe

Gracey Van Der Mark

Westminster School District, Area 2

Xavier Nguyen

Special Districts

El Toro Ranch Water District

Federick Adjarian

Kathryn Freshley

Irvine Ranch Water District

Doug Reinhart – Incumbent

Steve Lamar – Incumbent

Peer Swan – Incumbent

Mesa Consolidated Water District

Division 3 – Marice Depasquale

Division 5 – Shawn Dewane

Midway City Sanitary District

Margie Rice

Moulton-Niguel Water District

Donald R. Froelich

Kelly Jennings

Ken Maddox

Orange County Water District

Division 1 – Dina Nguyen

Division 5 – Steve Sheldon

Division 7 – Shawn Dewane

Municipal Water District of OC, Division 1

Brett Barbre

South Coast Water District

Bill Green

Dennis Erdman

Yorba Linda Water District

Phil Hawkins

Al Nederhood

Brooke Jones

Propositions

Proposition 1

Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act

A Yes Vote: The state will sell $4 (8) billion in bonds for affordable housing.

A No Vote: The state will not sell bonds.

Recommendation: Vote No

Proposition 2

No Place Like Home Act

A Yes Vote: The state can use mental health funds for housing for the homeless.

A No Vote: The state cannot use the funds.

Recommendation: Vote No

(The Biggest Taxpayer Rip Off Award 2018)

Proposition 3

Bonds for Water

A Yes Vote: The state can sell $8.9 (17 billion) in bonds to fund water and environmental projects.

A No Vote: The state cannot sell bonds.

Recommendation: Vote No

Proposition 4

Bonds for Construction at Hospitals Providing Children’s Health Care

A Yes Vote: The state can sell $1.5 (3 billion) in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of certain hospitals that treat children.

A No Vote: The state cannot sell bonds.

Recommendation: Vote No

Proposition 5

Homeowners Tax Base Replacement Initiative (Prop 13)

A Yes Vote: All homeowners who are over 55 (or who meet other qualifications) would be eligible for property tax savings when they move to a different house.

A No Vote: Homeowners who are over 55 would not see a continuation of Proposition 13 benefits if they move to a different home.

Recommendation: Vote Yes

Proposition 6

Gas Tax

A Yes Vote: Gas and vehicle taxes recently passed by the Legislature would be eliminated.

A No Vote: Gas and vehicle taxes recently passed by the Legislature would continue to be in effect.

Recommendation: Vote Yes

Proposition 7

Daylight Saving Time

A Yes Vote: The Legislature, with a two-thirds vote, could change daylight saving time if the change is allowed by the federal government.

A No Vote: California would maintain its current daylight saving time period, early March to early November.

Recommendation: Vote No

Proposition 8

Regulation and Price Control of Kidney Dialysis Clinics

A Yes Vote: Kidney dialysis clinics would have their revenues limited by a formula and could be required to pay rebates to certain parties (primarily health insurance companies) that pay for dialysis treatment.

A No Vote: Kidney dialysis clinics would operate without the extra control.

Recommendation: Vote No

(The Most Deceptive Proposition of 2018 Award)

Proposition 10

Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property

A Yes Vote: State law would not limit the kinds of rent control laws cities and counties could have.

A No Vote: State law would continue to limit the kinds of rent control laws cities and counties could have.

Recommendation: Vote No

Proposition 11

Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain on Call During Work Breaks

A Yes Vote: Private ambulance companies could continue their current practice of having emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics stay on-duty during their meal and rest breaks in order to respond to 911 calls.

A No Vote: Private ambulance companies would be subject to labor laws for this industry. Based on a recent court decision, these laws likely would require ambulance companies to provide EMTs and paramedics with off-duty meal and rest breaks that cannot be interrupted by 911 call.